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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
It took me 5 days to read 100 pages and then 1 day to read 500 pages! As soon as I had a block of time I got stuck into this book and could not put it down. I was often holding my breath as I raced through, flipping the pages with such force that many of them are now ripped, because I was so desperate to find out what was happening. Kady made me laugh and I connected with her from the beginning, willing her on and at times, wanting to climb inside the story so I could be her backup. Ezra was good although for me he was mostly in the background. The last part of the story was the most intense and I don't really know how, but AIDAN crawled under my skin and ended up in my heart, hence the tears at a particular point.
I loved the story and characters and technical talk and I also loved the visual aspect of reading the story. That layout is awesome.
Such a great read and easily one of my top reads of 2015.
I loved the story and characters and technical talk and I also loved the visual aspect of reading the story. That layout is awesome.
Such a great read and easily one of my top reads of 2015.
I’m actually surprised I loved this one, it’s been sitting on my shelf for a good 3/4 years, but I actually loved the whole set up of the book. Such a fun and interesting read & I loved the characters, sobbed a little here and there but that’s what makes a good book In my opinion!! Plot was really good, I actually got a stressed out at some points lol
Excited to read the next one
Excited to read the next one
probably a 4.5 but this for real got me out of a major book slump so i have to give it a true 5 star rating
I am frequently underestimated. I think it's because I'm short
I've had this book on my TBR shelf since last October, and I don't know why it took me a year to finally pick it up and read it! I am kind of glad I did though, because after I read the second one I only have to wait a few months for the third and final book in the series to be released.
Most people would say I’m pretty cold, but I think of it more as…private. People are always saying “how are you?” to each other, and I guess I don’t see why I should answer such a personal question for just anyone
First off, I would like to say that I really liked the format of the book. It's definitely not for everyone as it's told through interviews, IM's, e-mail exchanges, and a few other formats. I really liked the ones that made you rotate the book and where words made up pictures. So although it is almost a 600 page book, it goes by very fast because of the format. I was able to read it all from Friday night to Sunday morning (and while taking care of a baby in between).
Whatever the don't want me to see, that's where I'm digging. I need to be where the secrets are
Although the book starts off with interviews of Kady and Ezra's experience of the invasion, you slowly start to get a sense of who they are as a person. By the end of the book, you know them pretty well and feel as if their fight is your fight as well. This book has three main obstacles for our MCs to overcome: (1) they are being pursued by Beitech because they want to eliminate any witnesses to the invasion, (2) there is a mutated virus going around that command is being hush hush about, and (3) something is going on with the AI that is in charge of the Alexander (AIDAN). At first all three didn't seem related to each other and I wondered how the authors were going to tie them all in, but thanks to all of the documentation you get a pretty good sense of what is going on. It doesn't take very long for the pieces to start clicking together (with the help of Kady's newly learned hacking skills of course).
What you do when stuff like this happens is you LIVE, you survive it, that's how you honour the ones you lost
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! As someone who doesn't read science fiction that often, I thought this book did an excellent job of living up to the hype that surrounded it when it first came out! I definitely recommend this if you are a sci-fi lover, or even if you just need to branch out and try something new!
I've had this book on my TBR shelf since last October, and I don't know why it took me a year to finally pick it up and read it! I am kind of glad I did though, because after I read the second one I only have to wait a few months for the third and final book in the series to be released.
Most people would say I’m pretty cold, but I think of it more as…private. People are always saying “how are you?” to each other, and I guess I don’t see why I should answer such a personal question for just anyone
First off, I would like to say that I really liked the format of the book. It's definitely not for everyone as it's told through interviews, IM's, e-mail exchanges, and a few other formats. I really liked the ones that made you rotate the book and where words made up pictures. So although it is almost a 600 page book, it goes by very fast because of the format. I was able to read it all from Friday night to Sunday morning (and while taking care of a baby in between).
Whatever the don't want me to see, that's where I'm digging. I need to be where the secrets are
Although the book starts off with interviews of Kady and Ezra's experience of the invasion, you slowly start to get a sense of who they are as a person. By the end of the book, you know them pretty well and feel as if their fight is your fight as well. This book has three main obstacles for our MCs to overcome: (1) they are being pursued by Beitech because they want to eliminate any witnesses to the invasion, (2) there is a mutated virus going around that command is being hush hush about, and (3) something is going on with the AI that is in charge of the Alexander (AIDAN). At first all three didn't seem related to each other and I wondered how the authors were going to tie them all in, but thanks to all of the documentation you get a pretty good sense of what is going on. It doesn't take very long for the pieces to start clicking together (with the help of Kady's newly learned hacking skills of course).
What you do when stuff like this happens is you LIVE, you survive it, that's how you honour the ones you lost
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! As someone who doesn't read science fiction that often, I thought this book did an excellent job of living up to the hype that surrounded it when it first came out! I definitely recommend this if you are a sci-fi lover, or even if you just need to branch out and try something new!
Is it sci fi? Is it horror? Is it a cheesy teen age romance? Well, it's not a bad combination of the three.
"Shut my mouth. But I can't shut my eyes."
Este libro podría haber sido épico si tan solo no fuera Young Adult.
Imaginen ese plot: guerra interestelar, inteligencia artificial asesina y virus zombie, sin todo el overdramatic romance adolescente de relleno.
A lo largo del libro tenemos destellos del potencial de la historia, de lo que pudo ser; escenas emocionales, oscuras y psicológicamente intensas, que lamentablemente se pierden entre las extremadamente rosas, iverosímiles y aburridas interacciones de Kady y Ezra. No, no me interesa leer de su primer beso cuando hay gente muriendo por doquier. Y no, definitivamente no tiene sentido que se escriban cosas como:"You deserve every star in the galaxy laid out at your feet and a thousand diamonds in your hair", cuando la tripulación siendo asesinada uno a uno por la computadora que se supone debería salvarlos, están a solo minutos de que la nave de la corporación enemiga que acabo con su planeta los alcance y se encuentran rodeados de zombies (literalmente rodeados, con solo una pared de por medio). De hecho, ¡¿quién tiene tiempo de escribir mientras intenta escapar de una horda asesina?! Hola, hoy voy a enseñarles una nueva palabra, se llama PRIORIDADES.
Aun así, esto es un indiscutible éxito del marketing. A pesar de todos sus defectos, el formato es g e n i a l, llevando a [b:Illuminae|23395680|Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)|Amie Kaufman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1443433956s/23395680.jpg|26653661] a otro nivel: de "libro decente" a "espectáculo visual". Por eso, voy a darle las tres estrellas en vez de las dos que se merece la trama. Am I not merciful?
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
space plague survival story, mixed media, big fan
Completamente fora da minha zona de conforto. Demorei um pouco a entrar na história mas quando entrei devorei o livro. Uau!!! Quero muito a continuação!!
Pena que o vou ter de fazer em inglês pois a editora portuguesa não traduziu os restantes...
Pena que o vou ter de fazer em inglês pois a editora portuguesa não traduziu os restantes...
I love the way they utilised chat messages to story tell - really made it look and feel like I was reading a case file